Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science Launches M.A.R.S.: Men Advocating Real Science Fundraising Initiative

Photography by on May 6th, 2015 in Lifestyle

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Miami, FL – April 6, 2015 – The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science and Honorary Chairmain Isadore ‘Izzy’ Hecht Havenick hosted a breakfast at the Coral Reef Yacht Club to launch an exciting philanthropic initiative, M.A.R.S.: Men Advocating Real Science. The program is supporting the new museum, currently being built in downtown Miami’s Museum Park. M.A.R.S. is a pioneering, new men’s philanthropy group that will champion the importance of science and technology education within the South Florida community. The mission of M.A.R.S. is to raise 1 million dollars by bringing 200 men together. Each participant will pledge $5,000 or more in support of the new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science.  The breakfast launch included a presentation by special guest speaker Dr. Ashitey Trebi Ollennu, a robotic engineer for the InSight Mars Mission Instrument Deployment System at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Founding M.A.R.S. members, including David W. Bianchi, David Schwedel, Sergio Akselrad, Cole Brockway, and Ted Caplow, were in attendance to support the launch of the new initiative. Together, M.A.R.S. men will collectively promote awareness for the new museum’s Space Science exhibits and programs in development while also building momentum towards the opening of the new Museum.

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Isadore ‘Izzy’ Hecht Havenick, Sergio Akselrad, David Bianchi, Cole Brockway, David Schwedel, & Ted Caplow

2.5-Julia Bianchi, Izzy Havenick, Gillian Thomas, & Eldredge Bermingham10

Julia Bianchi, Izzy Havenick, Gillian Thomas, & Dr. Eldredge Bermingham

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Izzy Havenick & Gillian Thomas

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Gillian Thomas

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Izzy Havenick

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Edson Pires, Julia Bianchi, & Dr. Ashitey Trebi Ollennu

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Dr. Ashitey Trebi Ollennu

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Dr. Ashitey Trebi Ollennu & Gillian Thomas

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Boris Hirmas

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David Schwedel, Boris Hirmas, & Ted Caplow

12-Eldredge Bermingham, Boris Hirmas, Gabriel Montoya, & Ashitey Trebi Ollennu46

Dr. Eldredge Bermingham, Boris Hirmas, Gabriel Montoya, & Dr. Ashitey Trebi Ollennu

13-Ashitey Trebi Ollennu, Shanna Sills, & David Edwards58

Dr. Ashitey Trebi Ollennu, Shanna Sills, & David Edwards

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Izzy Havenick, Shanna Sills, & David Edwards

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15.5-Sergio Akselrad, Julia Bianchi, & Peter Cohen08

Sergio Akselrad, Julia Bianchi, & Peter Cohen

16-Frank Steslow, Stephanie Mayer, David Schwedel, & Eldredge Bermingham07

Frank Steslow, Stephanie Mayer, David Schwedel, & Dr. Eldredge Bermingham

17-Gabriel Montoya, Gillian Thomas, Ted Caplow53

Gabriel Montoya, Gillian Thomas, & Ted Caplow

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Frank Steslow, Gillian Thomas, & Ted Caplow

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